Meat Sauce

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Sure you can buy good meat sauce. But homemade is better – and less expensive.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup onion, chopped

1/2 cup celery, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 pound ground beef

1/2 pound bulk pork sausage

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 cup tomato juice

1/4 teaspoon dry red pepper

3 ounces tomato paste

2 cups canned tomatoes

1/4 teaspoon oregano

1/4 teaspoon basil

Instructions

Saute the onion celery and garlic in olive oil for about 5 minutes. Remove the vegetables and brown the beef and sausage meat in the remaining oil. Combine the meat and vegetables in a 3-quart saucepan, add remaining in-gredients, and simmer for 1-½ hours. Serve over cooked spaghetti. This is also the sauce we use in our Lasagna.